Category Archives: Brewfests

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Second Annual Rocket City Brewfest

I don’t have any numbers, but I am sure it was bigger than last year. Also, of course, there were several beers available at the brewfest that were illegal last time. If you attended, we would like for you to complete our online survey so we can make next year even better. A sincere thanks [...]

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The brewfest is today and tomorrow

We’ve sold a lot more tickets online than last year, and the layout for the Second Annual Rocket City Brewfest has been expanded to accommodate the expected increase in attendance.  If you haven’t bought online, you should show up early to make sure you get in. This year is going to be a blast!

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Tips for a safe and fun brewfest experience

From the Rocket City Brewfest website, with a little bit of tweaking.
Buy your tickets early
The Rocket City Brewfest may sell out this year. Buy your tickets early to ensure that you can attend. Online ticket sales are way ahead of last year. We may not sell out online, but we’re going to be real close [...]

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Rocket City Brewfest is next weekend

It’s almost time! The Second Annual Rocket City Brewfest is on the evening of Friday, May 7 from 7-11pm and the afternoon of Saturday, May 8, from 3-7pm.
I am personally most excited to see the lineup from Straight to Ale. As of this time, Huntsville’s new brewery does not plan to be at Birmingham’s Magic [...]

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Buy tickets for the Rocket City Brewfest

Tickets for the Second Annual Rocket City Brewfest are now available through Ticketmaster. We have also posted the Ticketmaster fee schedule on the event website to help avoid any surprises.
This year’s brewfest will feature old favorites as well as a host of new breweries and  beers that have been made available since last year’s Gourmet [...]

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Rocket City Brewfest now soliciting volunteers

The volunteer signup sheet for the Rocket City Brewfest is now live at www.rocketcitybrewfest.com. We already had over 80 volunteers sign up in the first 24 hours, so slots may not be available much longer.
Ticket sales and more information should be available soon.
Thanks to our success last year, this year’s brewfest will feature high [...]

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More Brewfest News

First, there have been many updates to the Magic City Brewfest website.  The finalized beer list is up, along with a venue map, and information such as the fact that Tier Two “food & beer” tickets are completely sold out.  You can still get beer only tickets at TicketMaster or at the Sloss Museum Store.
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Tips for a Fun and Safe Brewfest Experience

We’ve just added this as a new page to the Brewfest website (under “Tips”) but this is such useful information I think it’s worth highlighting on the blog to make sure more people see it.  Please forward this to everyone you know going to the MCBF as it will make sure everything goes smoothly for [...]

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Magic City Brewfest Updates

First item of note, the Sloss Museum Store is almost sold out of MCBF tix.  If you were planning on buying your tix there, better do it quick and call before you go to make sure they still have some: 205-324-1911.  I don’t have a recent update on where TicketMaster sales stand as our partner [...]

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A few words of thanks

It seems grossly unfair to single out anyone for thanks, as passing our bill was such a huge collaborative effort, but I felt that certain people were deserving of being singled out.
* Birmingham Beverage have been 100% behind us since we were founded. Even in the dark days of the 6% limit, they sought out [...]

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